Thank you for the replies. I would like to re-emphasize that I have safety schools on my list, which include SJSU and less selective UC’s.
@UCBUSCalum I have visited and researched a lot those schools, and the ones I have on this list are schools that I feel I would “fit” well in. I would also like to clarify that these schools are not necessarily a college list. For example, I did not include UCB here because they obviously have better CS job prospects etc. in the Bay Area than Davis.
@Gumbymom “Which campus(es) do you feel you would thrive academically/financially and socially?”
Hopefully my previous answer clarifies this.
My question was simply to understand why should you pay Private/OOS tuition for a “better” CS school over UC Davis.
Again, I would truly appreciate if anyone could answer my core question:
With this in mind, would you attend any of these schools with their larger sticker price over UC Davis for Computer Science, and if so, why?